Irwin Goldstein, MD

Director and Sexual Medicine Physician
Dr. Irwin Goldstein has been involved with sexual dysfunction research since the late 1970′s. His interests include penile microvascular bypass surgery, surgery for dyspareunia, physiologic investigation of sexual function in men and women, and diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction in men and women. He has authored more than 350 publications in the field of sexual dysfunction, with 20 consecutive years of funding by the National Institutes of Health in this area. He is past Editor-in Chief of Sexual Medicine Reviews and founding editor of The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Sue W. Goldstein, BA, CCRC, AASECT-CSE, IF

Clinical Research Manager and Program Coordinator
Sue Goldstein is an AASECT-certified sexuality educator and certified clinical research coordinator who serves as Clinical Research Manager and Program Coordinator at San Diego Sexual Medicine. She is the site manager for all clinical trials conducted at the practice, oversees educational programs for clinicians, industry, and the public, and supports The Institute for Sexual Medicine, a charitable corporation dedicated to research and education in the field. She is Past President of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH), managing editor of Sexual Medicine Reviews, and co-author of When Sex Isn't Good.

Rose Hartzell-Cushanick, PhD, EdS, CHES, LMFT, IF

Sex Therapist
Dr. Rose Hartzell-Cushanick provides psychotherapy at San Diego Sexual Medicine, where she addresses the sexuality, relationship, and intimacy concerns of individuals and couples. She earned her PhD in health behavior with an emphasis in human sexuality, along with an EdS and Master's in mental health counseling, from Indiana University. Dr. Hartzell-Cushanick is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC 53079), an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Sex Educator Supervisor, and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which she uses to help patients heal from past trauma affecting their relationships and sexual lives.

Mia Neustein, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC, MSCP

Nurse Practitioner
Mia Neustein is a board-certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner at San Diego Sexual Medicine. She earned her BA from Barnard College of Columbia University and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Mia trained in general gynecology at Planned Parenthood before joining our practice, is a member of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, and is fluent in Spanish. Her care philosophy emphasizes gentle, trauma-informed, patient-centered treatment.

Claudia Gardner

Controller and Director of Business Development
Claudia Gardner oversees the financial operations and growth strategy of San Diego Sexual Medicine. As Controller, she manages the financial side of the practice, including accounting, reporting, and day-to-day business operations. As Director of Business Development, she supports the practice's expansion into new clinical programs, partnerships, and outreach initiatives. Claudia graduated from Brown University and began her career in banking before joining San Diego Sexual Medicine in 2011. After a period away from 2018 to 2020 while her family was stationed outside San Diego with the Navy, she returned to the practice and was promoted to Controller in her current role.

Shalaine Corbilla, DNP, FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner
Shalaine Corbilla is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Doctor of Nursing Practice at San Diego Sexual Medicine. Her relationship with SDSM began early in her training, when she worked as a medical assistant and clinical research coordinator at the practice while completing her nursing education. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from National University and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of San Diego, where her doctoral research focused on the use of telehealth to reduce hospital readmissions in heart failure patients. In addition to her clinical work at SDSM, Shalaine has practiced in hospital settings since earning her doctorate, and has contributed to multiple clinical trials in male and female sexual dysfunction at San Diego Sexual Medicine.

Julea Minton, NP-C

Nurse Practitioner
Julea Minton is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner at San Diego Sexual Medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of San Diego, and is board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Julea has practiced in a range of health care settings, including medical oncology at a major local hospital, private OB/GYN practice, and family planning clinics, where she cared for patients across cancer screening, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, pregnancy prevention, and general sexual health. She currently splits her clinical time between San Diego Sexual Medicine and an online dermatology practice, and has contributed to multiple clinical trials in sexual dysfunction at SDSM.

Noel N. Kim, PhD

Consultant
Dr. Noel Kim is a Senior Investigator at the Institute for Sexual Medicine and an Associate Editor of Sexual Medicine Reviews. His research career in the physiology of sexual function began in the mid-1980s, and he was among the early investigators to describe the role of nitric oxide in penile erection, the signaling pathway that underlies every PDE5 inhibitor used to treat erectile dysfunction today. Dr. Kim previously served as Assistant Director of the Laboratory for Sexual Medicine Research at Boston University School of Medicine and was a member of the editorial board of The Journal of Sexual Medicine through its first decade of publication. He received his BA in biology, MA in biochemistry, and PhD in physiology from Boston University and completed a research fellowship in cardiology at the University of California, San Diego.
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